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Guitar played by John Lennon on Help!, lost for 50 years, going up for auction

Guitar also played by George Harrison on Norwegian Wood could sell for millions in May auction, alongside other memorabilia including a book of Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics

The Guardian - UK

"The bigger I got as a solo artist, the more we had to pay the Mob": Peter Frampton looks back over an extraordinary six-decade career

Peter Frampton has lived the rock life to its fullest, playing many parts – prodigy, teen idol, guitar hero, global superstar, forgotten man, comeback kid, survivor

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The Beatles And Solo Members Release New Music For Fans

The Beatles members release new music for Record Store Day 2024, including reissued albums and EPs. Limited editions available.

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"Jimi Hendrix lived a block from me in New York. We jammed together a lot": Al Kooper's stories of the Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh and more

He freaked out Lynyrd Skynyrd, produced The Tubes and more, hung out at Keith Moon’s house and had George Harrison hang out at his. He's the legendary Al Kooper

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"I never intended the statement to mean 'Paul McCartney quits Beatles'... It was all a misunderstanding. I just thought 'Christ, what have I done? Now we’re in for it'": The day the world learned the Fab Four were over

McCartney spilled the beans on this day in 1970

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'At his musical core, John Lennon had a wonderful way with chords': Here are 4 of his Beatles voicings and guitar rhythm ideas to inspire you

All my strumming, I will send to you

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"Songwriting for me, at the time of Rubber Soul, was a bit frightening because John and Paul had been writing since they were three years old": How The Beatles raised their game in 1965 to create a masterpiece that "broke everything open"

The Beatles' sixth album Rubber Soul was a colossal creative leap and marked the point at which albums began to be viewed as works of real artistic merit

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“I bought a right-handed Hofner, re-strung it and learned to play like a lefty, which was a nightmare”: How The Bootleg Beatles’ Steve White became a carbon-copy Paul McCartney

Think you can play a bit like Sir Paul? It’s not as easy as you think, says Bootleg Beatles bassist Steve White

Guitar World

“I was tired of not being able to hear my guitar when I played. I got a Gretsch Country Gentleman, and that changed the game for me”: Vincent Neil Emerson’s star is rising fast – whether he’s playing a Chet Atkins electric or rare George Harrison acoustic

The Texas storyteller tells his story so far – from Neil Young tunings to Shooter Jennings collaborations and how he channels raw emotion through his guitar leads

Guitar World

“A great talent with a fine sense of humor”: Denny Laine was an underrated guitarist who helped launch Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career – here are 10 essential cuts from his discography

Laine’s playing lit up the sound of the Moody Blues and Wings. Here, we look at 10 of the best from the man Paul McCartney described as an “outstanding vocalist and guitar player”

Guitar World

1960s nostalgia sweeps London — from the Biba exhibition to the great return of the mini skirt

London swings again! Sixty years ago, Biba style rocked London — and now, a new exhibition celebrating the iconic shop’s cultural importance is opening in the capital, part of the next generation’s obsession with the clothes, music and freedom of the decade, says Victoria Moss

Evening Standard

"By listening to a wide range of styles – blues, jazz, country, rockabilly and skiffle – he was able to develop his own individual sound and identity": 4 ways to play guitar like early Beatles era George Harrison

Lessons we can learn from an archetypal lead guitarist

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‘An explosion of screaming and hysteria’: US fans on how they were introduced to the Beatles

Four Americans on what it felt like to be swept up in Beatlemania, and reflecting on the band’s impact on their lives

The Guardian - US

Jeff Lynne's ELO Announces Final Tour, 'The Over And Out Tour'

Experience the iconic sound of Jeff Lynne's ELO on their final North American tour, 'The Over and Out Tour,' featuring chart-topping hits and exclusive VIP...

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Pattie Boyd on love and life in the sixties: ‘Beatlemania? It was kind of irritating’

Pattie Boyd has opened her archive for a new Christie’s sale which reveals the passion and heartbreak behind her love triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton. She tells Joe Bromley about her life in the sixties (and the clothes she wore)

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"There’s plenty of material for us guitarists to learn from – and ‘less is more’ is the overriding lesson": how to play like George Harrison on The Beatles' Abbey Road

Learn the guitar style of the most expressive and accomplished playing The Beatle would ever commit to tape

Guitar World

“Jimi Hendrix scared me. Learning about the Hendrix E chord was amazing… I figured out where to put my fingers and kinda eked it out on my own”: Steve Lukather names the 12 guitarists who shaped his sound

From George Harrison and Jeff Beck to David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen, the Toto veteran has befriended many of his heroes – and it's thanks to them that he still loves to sit at home playing

What Hi-Fi?

12 of the best songs by The Beatles to test your hi-fi system

From infectious pop to mind-bendingly experimental, The Beatles have a rich catalogue and revolutionised music a few times over. Here are a dozen of our favourite tracks to give your hi-fi system a challenge.

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“George owned many, many instruments, and all of them were in storage – with the exception of the ones I made for him”: How Bernie Hamburger’s Hamburguitar became a favorite of George Harrison

In the Beatles’ mid-’90s Anthology era, George Harrison’s guitars were built by a man named Bernie Hamburger – and one of his creations features in the video for the band’s final single, Now and Then. But what do we know about these guitars?

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Eric Clapton's Love Letters To Pattie Boyd Up For Auction

Explore the love letters and artifacts from Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd, and George Harrison's love triangle at Christie's upcoming auction.

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Pattie Boyd Collection: Rare Clapton Love Letters Up For Auction

Pattie Boyd's iconic memorabilia collection, including love letters from Eric Clapton, up for auction.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israel ‘intentionally starving’ Palestinians, UN rights expert says

UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’. Plus, Eric Clapton letters detailing George Harrison love triangle to be auctioned

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: bodies of Sydney couple found; Taylor Swift’s dad accused of hitting photographer; and France ambiguous on deploying troops to Ukraine

NSW Police are confident that they have located the remains of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

Louder

"What I wish to ask you is if you still love your husband, or if you have another lover?" Eric Clapton's love letter to seduce Pattie Boyd when she was married to his friend George Harrison is quite something

Pattie Boyd, the English model/photographer who was married to Eric Clapton and George Harrison, is auctioning a selection of her personal possessions, including revealing love letters

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Love Letters And Memorabilia From Pattie Boyd Up For Auction

Explore Christie's auction of Pattie Boyd's iconic memorabilia from her marriages to George Harrison and Eric Clapton, featuring love letters, clothing, an...

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